Team+Protocol

=Boot Camp Project Team Protocol=

The role of the participant is to:

 * Participate in activities and conversations.
 * Encourage the sharing of knowledge and honor the experience of all
 * Ask for further clarification when needed.
 * Fully engage in the 21 century learning experience.

Stay fully engaged in the experience.

 * Be a careful listener of your colleagues.
 * Be aware of your body language; the speaker should know that you are listening
 * Observe, analyze, and summarize.
 * Reflect with intention.
 * Build an environment of trust among your colleagues.
 * Communicate with simplicity, avoiding the use of technical terms and complicated vocabulary that may be specific to district initiatives.
 * If you do use technical terminology or acronyms, for example RTII, make sure everyone knows that term
 * Analyze information quickly and, when necessary, re-focus the topic or ask a question.
 * Involve your colleagues in the discussion and re-direct the conversation when someone dominates the discussion.
 * Learn from each other.
 * Refrain from dominating the discussion.
 * Use open-ended questions to encourage deeper thinking.
 * Redirect discussion in order to avoid repeating previously discussed
 * Ask for clarification if the prompt or question is not clear.
 * Understand that the facilitators do not have all the answers, but they will do their best to find the answers.

When working on a team:

 * Consider your strengths and divide the work appropriately.
 * **Use group roles: timekeeper, recorder, discussion leader, tech support, reporter**
 * Begin promptly.
 * End promptly, as there is usually something following each session.

Working on a team with technology at the ready:

 * There will be times when all participants are participating in hands-on activities with computers.
 * Working with computers is a 21 century learning strategy; presenters and facilitators will not be offended when participants are engaged with technology in a way that further enriches their 21 century learning experience.
 * Work together – if you have a technical skill that others don’t have, share your expertise.
 * Use your collaborative problem solving skills.
 * Stay on task.
 * Back Channel – Any back channel, whether formal or informal, should be a real-time online discussion that furthers your learning. Extend your learning by commenting on the session, responding to what is happening, and enriching the session by adding related links. A back channel is a great opportunity to share learning and ask questions.
 * Teach newbies how to use the back channel.
 * For those who are not part of the conversation, please share key points from the back channel with all.
 * Invite all to join.
 * Remember that backchannels are public.
 * There are expectations: Be professional; be positive. Negativity does not have a place here…
 * If you use Twitter, use the Twitter hashtag — #cffbc. If you don’t know what that means, ask someone who does!